Sale of Brencliffe Limited

Yule Catto & Co PLC 31 March 2005 Yule Catto & Co plc Sale of Brencliffe Limited Yule Catto & Co plc is pleased to announce the sale today to Robert Scott & Sons Limited of Brencliffe Limited, based in Burnley, Lancashire, England, which was part of the Performance Chemicals Division. Turnover and net assets of the business for the year ended 31 December 2004 were £7.0 million and £1.1 million respectively, with the net proceeds to the Group being £2.6 million. 31 March 2005 ENQUIRIES: Yule Catto Tel: 01279 442791 Alex Walker, Chief Executive College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020 Gareth David This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange